
Discover how a microcontroller is an embedded computer with built-in cpu, memory, and input/output ports, enabling connection to sensors, displays, and modules via uart, spi, i2c, adc, pwm, and timers.
Compare microcontroller and microprocessor architectures, highlighting built-in ram, rom, and i/o modules in microcontrollers versus the external motherboard, memory, and peripherals required by microprocessors.
Explore the basics of the PIC16F877A microcontroller, its 40-pin DIP package, flash-based memory, and core interfaces—UART, SPI, I2C, timers, interrupts, and PWM—paired with MikroC and Proteus.
Explore the PIC16F877A datasheet to learn its 40-pin DIP form, 8-bit instruction set, 20 MHz clock, 200 ns per instruction, and peripherals like 8-channel 10-bit ADC, SPI, I2C, UART, PWM.
Learn to download and install MikroC for PIC from the official site, compare free and paid versions (free up to 2k ROM), and create LED blink project on a PIC16F877A.
Blink an led with a PIC16F877A microcontroller using MikroC by configuring B7 as an output, wiring through a 330 ohm resistor, and toggling the led every second.
Drive eight LEDs in a train pattern using the PIC16F877A microcontroller and MikroC for PIC, with port B outputs, 220-ohm resistors, and Proteus simulation.
Interface a push button with the PIC16F877A using an input pin and a 10k resistor to drive an LED through a 330 ohm resistor, zero logic and debouncing in mikroC.
Explore using the mikroC for PIC ADC library on the PIC16F877A, configure 10-bit ADC with Vref and Vdd, read AN0, and control an LED in Proteus.
Learn to interface a PIC16F877A with an LM016 LCD using MikroC for PIC's LCD library, with Proteus simulation and LCD initialization and display commands.
Interface an LDR with a PIC16F877A to read light with A0, drive an LED, and display results on a LM016 16x2 LCD. Calibrate a threshold for LED on/off.
Interface a PIC16F877A with a potentiometer using the formula method to read an ADC value from A0 and display the percentage on a LM01616 16x2 LCD with backlight.
Learn how to control a DC motor's speed with a PIC16F877A using PWM on CCP1, driving a TIP-122 transistor in a half-bridge, with a duty cycle from 0 to 255.
Use two push buttons to modulate LED brightness with a PIC16F877A, via PWM1 (CCP1) on C2. Pull-up resistors and a 220 ohm current-limiting resistor complete the circuit.
Demonstrates using the built-in pwm pins ccp1 and ccp2 on the pic16f877a to dim an led via a potentiometer, with adc a0 and 0–255 duty cycle.
Explore dc motor speed control with a PIC16F877A using pwm driven by an adc from a potentiometer through a TIP122 transistor in a half-bridge configuration.
Interface a PIC16F877A with a joystick to control a DC motor speed via PWM using an ADC x axis signal in a half-bridge configuration.
Interface a PIC16F877A with an LM35 sensor using MikroC to read ADC values, convert to Celsius and Fahrenheit, and display results on a 16x2 LCD with a threshold-triggered LED.
Learn to interface an RGB LED module with a PIC microcontroller using MikroC, wiring blue, green, red to Port C pins and ground, and program a color cycling sequence.
Interface a PIC16F877A with a LM016 lcd in 4-bit mode, wire the RS, EN and data lines, and display a 0–1000 counter updated via micro-C using the LCD library.
Control the LED blinking speed on a PIC16F877A by rotating a potentiometer connected to AN0, using the ADC value in a do-while loop to set the delay.
Learn to design and implement a precise stopwatch using the PIC16F877A microcontroller in MikroC, exploring timing, counters, and interfacing fundamentals.
Develop a LPG/CNG gas detection system using a PIC16F877A and MQ2 sensor, read analog gas levels via ADC, display on an LCD, and trigger an LED when gas is detected.
Interface seven leds to a pic microcontroller and control blinking with start and stop push buttons using mikroC.
Interface PIC16F877A with a 2.8 inch nextion touch screen via uart, use touch buttons to send a,b,c,d commands that turn leds on and off.
Learn how to send data values from a PIC16F877A microcontroller to a Nextion touch screen using MikroC.
Interface a PIC16F877A with a 4x4 capacitive keypad in default 8-button mode, using mikroC to control two LEDs via buttons 1 and 2, with button 3 as reset.
Learn to interface the KY-032 infrared obstacle detection module with a PIC16F877A microcontroller using MikroC, wiring ground, 5V, signal, and enable pins, and drive LEDs to indicate detections.
Learn to interface LEDs with a PIC16F877A and control blinking speed using two push buttons in MikroC, adjusting delays from zero upward and back, without reprogramming.
Build a DC voltmeter with the PIC16F877A, using a 7-segment display and LED indicators, programmed in MikroC for practical microcontroller measurement projects.
Program and demonstrate LED blinking sequences on a PIC16F877A using MikroC, wiring seven LEDs with 220 ohm resistors and bit manipulation on port D.
Learn to interface a TTP223 capacitive touch button with a PIC16F877A microcontroller using MikroC, wiring digital input and output pins, and driving an LED with simple code.
Explore tilt detection using a KY-020 switch and the PIC16F877A, wiring ground, vcc, and a digital input to light an LED with MikroC for PIC.
Learn to interface a passive buzzer with a PIC16F877A using mikroC for PIC, drive the buzzer with pulses on pin C2, and vary pitch with timing delays.
Demonstrates generating a distress call with a passive buzzer using a PIC16F877A in mikroC for PIC, driving pin C2 with timed pulses and a do while loop.
Learn to develop a laser security system with the pic16f877a microcontroller in MikroC. Explore practical implementation and core concepts.
Interface a PIC16F877A with infrared receiver LEDs to create a 360-degree fire detection system using three ADC inputs at A0, A1, and A2 and LED indicators.
Change the default settings of HC05/HC06 Bluetooth modules using a USB-to-TTL adapter by entering command mode and issuing AT commands to set name, password, and baud.
Interface the PIC16F877A with the SC05/HC05 bluetooth module using UART at 9600 baud in data mode with default settings, wiring three LEDs and controlling them via a mobile app.
Develop a soil moisture measurement system using the PIC16F877A microcontroller in MikroC within a hands-on masterclass.
PIC16F877A Microcontroller Masterclass with MikroC
Welcome to one of the most comprehensive PIC16F877A courses available online.
This course is designed for students, hobbyists, engineering graduates, technicians, and anyone interested in learning embedded systems using the PIC16F877A microcontroller and the MikroC for PIC compiler.
Unlike many courses that focus only on programming, this course covers both hardware and software. You will learn how to build circuits, connect sensors and modules, program the microcontroller, troubleshoot hardware issues, and develop complete embedded projects from scratch.
We begin with the fundamentals:
What is an Embedded System?
What is a Microcontroller?
Microcontroller vs Microprocessor
Introduction to PIC16F877A
Understanding PIC16F877A Datasheets
Introduction to MikroC for PIC
Hardware Setup and PIC Programming using PICKIT 3
Once the basics are covered, we move into practical hands-on learning through real projects and interfacing examples.
What You Will Learn
PIC16F877A programming from beginner to advanced level
Hardware setup and circuit building
PIC programming using PICKIT 3
MikroC for PIC compiler
Proteus simulation
LCD interfacing
7-Segment display interfacing
ADC (Analog to Digital Conversion)
PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)
UART serial communication
Bluetooth communication
RF wireless communication
Touch screen interfacing
Sensor interfacing techniques
Motor control applications
Embedded project development
Practical Projects Included
Throughout the course you will build numerous practical projects including:
Temperature Monitoring Systems
Light Intensity Measurement Systems
LPG/CNG Gas Leakage Detection Systems
Air Quality Monitoring Systems
DC Motor Speed Controllers
Joystick Controlled Systems
RGB LED Controllers
Wireless PIC-to-PIC Communication
Bluetooth Communication Projects
Touch Screen Based Projects
Fire Detection Systems
Stopwatch Applications
Obstacle Detection Systems
Stepper Motor Control Projects
Relay Control Systems
Capacitive Touch Applications
and many more.
Sensors, Modules and Devices Covered
This course includes practical interfacing of a wide range of components including:
LM35 Temperature Sensor
LDR (Light Dependent Resistor)
ADXL335 Accelerometer
HC-05 Bluetooth Module
HC-12 RF Communication Module
Nextion Touch Screen
LM016 LCD
4-Digit 7-Segment Displays
RGB LEDs
Potentiometers
Push Buttons
Relay Modules
Passive Buzzers
Obstacle Detection Sensors
Tilt Sensors
Microwave Radar Modules
Keypads
Stepper Motors
DC Motors
Transistors and Driver Circuits
and many more.
Software Tools Covered
MikroC for PIC
Proteus
PICKIT 3 Programmer
Timer Calculator Tools
Nextion Editor
DWIN DGUS Tools
Course Updates
This course is actively maintained and regularly updated.
New lectures, projects, sensors, modules, and practical examples are added on a regular basis. My goal is to continuously expand this course into a complete PIC16F877A learning platform with well over 200 lectures covering real-world embedded systems development.
Whether you are a complete beginner or someone looking to strengthen your PIC microcontroller skills, this course will provide the practical knowledge needed to design, build, program, and troubleshoot your own embedded systems projects.
Enroll today and start your journey into the world of PIC16F877A microcontrollers and embedded systems development.